Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
MIST
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch mist mist, Greek omichlē Date: before 12th century water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain, something that obscures understanding , a film before the eyes,
4. a cloud of small particles or objects suggestive of a mist, a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas, a fine spray, a drink of liquor served over cracked ice,
II. verb Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to be or become misty, to become moist or blurred, transitive verb to cover or spray with or convert to mist